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Update
Keep the Dream Alive in Memphis
Despite all setbacks challenging our basic freedoms and fundamental rights, somehow we continue to keep the dream alive. On Sunday, Nov. 2, an estimated 1,000 to 2,000 people will come together in Memphis, TN to create an aerial image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event will celebrate the anniversary of Dr. King’s “I have a dream” speech that launched the civil rights movement. The Keep the Dream Alive event represents communities coming together to honor heroes and carry their human rights work forward.
October 28, 2008
Update
Stay Granted for Troy Davis!
A stay of execution has been granted by the federal appeals court in Atlanta for Troy Davis who had been scheduled to die by lethal injection on October 27. This follows the refusal by the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Troy Davis' appeal. Mr. Davis' serious claims of innocence, which include the recantation of 7 out of 9 witnesses, have never been heard in court. Further, no murder weapon was found and no physical evidence linked Davis to the crime. Please join us by signing the petition to save Troy Davis.
October 24, 2008